Meryl Streep QuotesI thought it was really fun, you’ve got to understand, but I didn’t think it was a serious way to conduct your life. You know, I had a sense of mission. I was a true child of the ’60s. [on her view of acting back in college]

I love doing comedy, but people just don’t give me enough of a chance. It’s one of the reasons I enjoy The Manchurian Candidate (2004) so much. It’s because I actually get a chance to be funny.

Let’s face it, we were all once 3-year-olds who stood in the middle of the living room and everybody thought we were so adorable. Only some of us grow up and get paid for it.

I get nervous calling myself an artist. I feel I’m more like an interpreter or a violinist, you know.